Kognity

EdTech

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

$600–850k ~AI est. Sweden FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at Kognity. Skills: Full-stack features, System design, AI-assisted workflows. Design full-stack features. Build full-stack features”

What You'll Achieve.

Visible product impact; High shipping pace; Tangible outcomes

Industry & Context.

EdTech
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Analytical skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Coding ability in JavaScript or TypeScript, Backend language coding ability, Evaluate, guide, and refine implementation, Proven experience building and shipping features, Track record of delivering high-quality solutions, Experience owning features end-to-end, Shaping requirements, Making technical decisions, Iterating based on feedback, Understanding of system design, Attention to architecture, Attention to abstraction, Attention to long-term maintainability

Nice to Have

Experience using AI-assisted development tools, Interest in adopting AI tools

What You'll Do.

Design full-stack features

Build full-stack features

Ship full-stack features

Use AI-assisted workflows

Make technical decisions

Shape ambiguous requirements

Define the right approach

Reduce technical complexity

Review implementation

Ensure alignment with system design

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

High-performing team; Colleagues across the globe

Full Job Description

We're building one of the most ambitious tech teams in Sweden, defined by customer obsession, high shipping pace, and visible product impact. We’re a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries. Our intelligent platform replaces traditional textbooks and combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data to help students and teachers thrive, from international schools to US high schools. Why join Kognity? - Work on problems that matter – Your work directly influences the lives of teachers and students in over 100 countries. The scale is global, and the outcomes are tangible. - High ownership, high expectations – You will be trusted to take initiative, make decisions and drive outcomes. Responsibility comes early, accountability is real, and results matter. - A fast-moving, high-performing team – You will work with smart, driven colleagues across the globe on complex problems. Standards and expectations are high, feedback is direct, and the pace is fast. - Continuous growth is the baseline – Everyone is expected and supported to learn quickly, improve constantly and raise their own bar. If you enjoy responsibility, momentum and meaningful challenge, you will thrive here. What you’ll do: - Design, build and ship full-stack features in Python and TypeScript, using AI-assisted workflows to accelerate execution while maintaining high quality and ownership from concept through iteration - Design and evolve systems with a strong focus on architecture, boundaries and long-term maintainability, making sound technical decisions across APIs, data models, caching and testing - Own problem spaces end-to-end, including shaping ambiguous requirements, defining the right approach and guiding execution toward robust, scalable solutions - Continuously improve the codebase by simplifying solutions, reducing technical complexity and driving changes that have an impact across the team and system - Guide and review implementation, including work produced throug

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